PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carwin
vs
John

194 cm
27
250 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

186 cm
22
242 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quentin John!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John misses with a body shot
and Carwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carwin scores with a jab to the head.
John misses with a body punch
and Carwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking.
John throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carwin counters with a left to the body.
Carwin cracks John with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John misses with a double jab
and Carwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carwin tests John's chin there with a solid looking shot.
John misses with a left hand
and Carwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking.
Quentin John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John looks gassed!
John needs to keep his hands up - Carwin had a free shot at his head there.
Carwin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Quentin John has been cut.
Carwin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent John stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carwin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carwin lands an overhand right.
John takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carwin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin moves into range and connects with a jab.
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carwin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carwin punishes John's body with a nice straight punch.
Carwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carwin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carwin jabs John to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carwin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carwin lands a nice looking body shot.
John on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
John takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carwin throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Carwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin scores with a jab.
Carwin connects with a body shot.
Carwin thows a body shot but no joy.
Carwin lands a nice shot to the body.
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carwin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
John takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carwin with a jab.
Carwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carwin is looking to wear down John with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carwin throws a series of strikes that have John backpedaling.
John takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carwin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Carwin lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, jab by Carwin - just one landing.
John misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking.
Carwin lands with a good body shot.
Carwin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Carwin scores with a shot to the body.
Carwin just misses with a punch to the body.
John falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carwin counters with a nice body shot.
Carwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carwin counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carwin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carwin scores with a jab to the body.
John throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carwin scores with the left hand. John knows he should have avoided that one.
John takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carwin connects with a crisp jab.
John misses with a jab to the body
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
John has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carwin cracks John with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin with a nice cross.
Carwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. John looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Carwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quentin John's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jab, jab by Carwin - just one landing.
John throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John clobbers Carwin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
John throws a combination that misses
and Carwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carwin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though.
Carwin lands with a shot to the body.
Carwin misses with a double jab.
John throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carwin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carwin scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John is breathing heavily.
Carwin thows a body shot but no joy.
John throws a right hand that misses
and Carwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
John looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carwin lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
John walks into a stiff left hand from Carwin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carwin. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carwin scores with a shot to the body.
Carwin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches John on the side of the head.
John takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carwin lands a body shot.
John takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. John looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John slips a jab and a cross from Carwin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Carwin counters with a right hand to the body.
Quentin John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. John looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carwin catches John with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carwin, as that shot connected.
Carwin connects with a jab.
Carwin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but John circles away quickly and effectively.
John throws a combination that misses
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carwin jabs John right on the nose. John blinks but takes it well.
John throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carwin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but John might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Carwin has got the better of the exchanges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin scores with a three punch combo!
Carwin works John's body with a nice hook.
Good exchange - Carwin coming out on top.
Nice jab there from Carwin.
Carwin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carwin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though.
John swings widly with a right hand
and Carwin counters with a straight right hand.
John is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Carwin throws a series of punches but John avoids them all with ease.
Carwin misses the shot to the body.
Carwin cracks John with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
John scores with a body shot.
John walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Carwin digs a good body shot into John's ribs.
John misses with a hook to the body
and Carwin counters with a straight right hand.
Carwin scores with a nice right hand.
Carwin lands with a cross.
John is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
John throws a right hand that misses
and Carwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles John. John circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carwin lands with a good body shot.
Carwin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Carwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Quentin John's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Carwin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carwin duly obliges.
John misses with a shot to the body
and Carwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
John on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carwin lands with a shot to the body.
Carwin cracks John with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carwin lands with an overhand left.
Carwin cracks John with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
A shot to the body from John misses
and Carwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carwin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent John stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carwin lands the left hand.
John takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carwin connects with a body shot that sends John's belly button to the back.
John takes one on the button.
Carwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John takes one to the chin there.
Shane Carwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Carwin lunges at John with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by John's hand.
Carwin lands the left hand.
Carwin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Carwin.
Carwin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carwin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carwin throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carwin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping John at a distance.
Carwin throws a right and a left that John avoids nicely.
John throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Carwin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carwin lands with a hook. John tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
John dodges the punch combination from Carwin.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carwin.
Carwin misses with a combination
and John makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
John misses the body punch
and Carwin counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from John misses
and Carwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John misses with a double jab
and Carwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shane Carwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carwin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Carwin throws a right hand that John ducks under and follows up with a left that John also avoids with ease.
John misses with a combination
and Carwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John throws a combination that misses
and Carwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps John's head backwards.
A shot to the body from John misses
and Carwin counters with a right hand to the body.
John takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carwin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping John at a distance.
John swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carwin digs a good hook to John's body.
Carwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quentin John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carwin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carwin lands with a cross.
The crowd cheers as Carwin lands an impressive looking overhand right. John doesn't seem phased though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Carwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carwin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Carwin!